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player_plugin.exe

Tuguu SL

The Tuguu download and install manager uses the DomalIQ installer to bundle additional adware offers such as toolbars and browser extensions during the setup process. This software distributes modified installers which are not the same as the original distributed by the author. The application player_plugin.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5ae2f8853986ac8cb89cfa491c0ca645

SHA-1:
1a2c26c417058107b6c263a151df8d9be6fe2612

SHA-256:
d75b8d44056bb331aaac94dd189868ab3936448c144d9d75659a7626dfcd83a0

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 3:43:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6414242

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.02.11

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.209.122

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4253

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.205

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AJ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
2/10/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14927

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.NS
v2015.02.10.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!5B3A85DB9AF0
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.dccbid
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.02.10.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu
15.2.10.22

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10061

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ.djg
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.213
2.0.0.2062

File size:
317.9 KB (325,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\player_plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu SL

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:9zfNXezwYMtlh07s/n+Dc0uBbLw8DXeNPa6sZBbPYcbBxK4v9F+Ymx:/XemcO+DdYe5t6VjbBxK+0x

Entry address:
0x323F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8778

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file player_plugin.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dlp.famdls.com/p/157/Player_Plugin/.../575

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